Privacy Policy
How ATS Abdullah Trading Establishment Ltd. collects, uses, stores and protects the personal information you share with us.
1. Introduction
ATS Abdullah Trading Establishment Ltd. (“we”, “our”, “us”) is a government-licensed overseas recruitment agency based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, operating under Recruiting Licence RL-330 since 1992. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle the personal information of employers, job seekers, recruitment partners and website visitors.
By using our website at atsabdullah.com or submitting an enquiry, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly
- Contact details: name, email address, phone number, and any information included in the message or subject field of our enquiry form.
- Visitor category: whether you are an overseas employer, recruitment partner, job seeker, or other enquiry.
- Recruitment documentation (for candidates who register with us): passport, photographs, educational certificates, medical records, and other documents required for overseas deployment.
- Employer requirement details (for employers): company name, job descriptions, salary information, and contract terms.
Information collected automatically
- Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, and referring URL.
- Usage data: pages visited, time spent, and interactions with the site (collected in aggregate form only).
- Session data: a secure session cookie is set to protect the enquiry form against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your enquiry about overseas recruitment, manpower supply, or partnership.
- To assess your suitability for placement with overseas employers (for candidates).
- To source, screen and prepare candidates for overseas employers (for employers).
- To prepare and submit required documents to destination-country authorities, embassies, and the Bangladesh Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment.
- To coordinate medical testing, visa processing, orientation and travel arrangements.
- To comply with legal, regulatory and BAIRA / government reporting obligations.
- To protect the security and integrity of our website and systems.
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal information on the following grounds:
- Contractual necessity: to process your enquiry or recruitment application.
- Legal obligation: to comply with the Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Migrants Act 2013, BAIRA guidelines, and destination-country regulations.
- Consent: where you have explicitly agreed, e.g., for optional communications.
- Legitimate interest: to operate our website securely and prevent fraud or abuse.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, plus any additional period required by law:
- Contact form enquiries: 24 months, or until resolved.
- Candidate documentation: up to 7 years after the completion of overseas employment, as required by BAIRA / government record-keeping rules.
- Employer records: up to 7 years from the last interaction, for contractual and compliance reasons.
- Website session data: cleared automatically when the session expires (60 minutes of inactivity).
After the retention period ends, records are securely deleted or anonymised.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These measures include:
- HTTPS encryption across our website (TLS 1.2+).
- Strict Content Security Policy, HSTS, and secure cookie settings.
- CSRF protection, honeypot spam filtering and rate limiting on the enquiry form.
- Restricted access to personal data — only authorised staff members with a need to know can access it.
- Regular review of our security and data-handling practices.
8. Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of your information (except where retention is required by law).
- Withdraw consent for optional processing at any time.
- Object to processing based on legitimate interest.
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@atsabdullah.com. We will respond within 30 days.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our services are intended for adults seeking overseas employment or recruitment support. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
11. International Transfers
As part of the overseas recruitment process, your personal information may be transferred to employers, embassies, and authorities in destination countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Malaysia and selected European countries. We ensure that such transfers are made only to recipients with an appropriate confidentiality obligation and only for the purpose of your recruitment or enquiry.
12. Policy Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact:
ATS Abdullah Trading Establishment Ltd.
- Address
- 197, Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Sharani, Eastern Arzoo Complex, Level 2, Suite 8, Bijoynagar, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
- Phone
- +880 2 8392491
- Recruiting Licence
- RL-330 (Government of Bangladesh)